20:00 Dundalk

Friday 9 October 2026

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Halloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 2m 34.39s

(6)

Dark Viper^v1⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 81

8/1

Easy winner at Leopardstown (9f) in July. Wasn't disgraced off 5 lb higher mark when sixth of 10 at the Curragh last time and one to consider eased 2 lb.

Form: 852166

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(4)

Serenity Blue^p⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 80

10/3

Landed a pair of 1¼m novices last summer. Back to form in cheekpieces when fourth at Doncaster (1¼m) and Chepstow (1m) last 2 runs for James Horton. Interesting recruit for new yard here. Worth a market check.

Form: 9-30044

(1)

Camino Lad^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 81

7/4

On the up since fitted with blinkers, getting off the mark in 1m Bellewstown maiden in August before an excellent clear second on handicap debut here (1¼m) 2 weeks ago. A player stepped up further in trip.

Form: 32412

(3)

Wandering Rocks^b,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 73

25/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022 but back on track after 4 months off with fifth of 10 in handicap over C&D 21 days ago. Can build on it here.

Form: 475385

(7)

Cooley's Mist¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR: 69

11/2

Opened his account at Leopardstown in July and largely in good form since, third of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (13f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Much respected on polytrack debut.

Form: 310233

(5)

Coolnagrattan^h,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: W R Crawford| OR: 68

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Has failed to build on Flat debut third at Roscommon in June, only seventh of 11 in maiden here 3 weeks ago. Handicap debutant.

Form: 3087

(2)

Showyoutheropes^p³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 61

9/2

A fair winner for Tom Clover in 2025. Below form of late, tenth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal last time. Has slipped to a good mark though and worth a market check with yard going well.

Form: 654090

Forecasts

Camino Lad (7/4), Serenity Blue (10/3), Showyoutheropes (9/2), Cooley's Mist (11/2), Dark Viper (8/1), Coolnagrattan (12/1), Wandering Rocks (25/1)

CAMINO LAD hasn't looked back since the blinkers went on and can quickly resume winning ways on the back of an excellent recent second here with this step up in trip also a likely plus. Adrian McGuiness' new recruit Serenity Blue could emerge as the main danger, especially if the market vibes are positive, although Showyoutheropes has slipped in the weights and also commands plenty of respect for his in-form stable.